Funds for social protection to be doubled in next budget : Sania Nishtar

ISLAMABAD, Jun 2 (APP):Special Assistant to Prime Minister on social protection and poverty alleviation Dr.Sania Nishtar Sunday said the amount for social protection would be doubled in the upcoming budget which portrayed the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan to bring the marginalized sector into mainstream.

Highlighting the key features of Prime Minister ‘Ehsaas program’ at a press conference here, she said the program had been chalked out keeping in view the principles of state of Madinah, adding that the objective of which was to reduce inequality, invest in people, and lift lagging districts.